OZ ASANDER: BAD ENDING

Studies for mine and Mary McLaughlin's mock-project "Oz Asunder". This is the rough character study for our protagonist, Dorothy (here called Dorothea), as she turns from the hero to the villain. The inspiration for this design comes from the common videogame mechanic of giving the player their agency in the story, offering different ending for variety. Here we can see how the original design (created by Emily Cluff, link to her website below) has been twisted to show a change of heart in the protagonist, now no more a happy innocent girl but a ruthless killer that mangled her companions to gain their powers. A gruesome but powerful idea.